Castle Armoury
| Castle Armoury | |
|---|---|
| Bury | |
| File:The Castle Armoury - geograph.org.uk - 1690254.jpg Castle Armoury | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | File:Flag of the British Army.svg British Army |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1868 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1868- |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | W company 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers B Detachment, 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital Bury Detachment ACF 1036 (Bury) Squadron ATC |
The Castle Armoury is a military installation in Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
History
[edit | edit source]The armoury was designed as the headquarters of the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps and built on the remains of Bury Castle in 1868.[1] An extension exhibiting the same architectural features was opened by the Duke of Connaught in November 1907.[2] The 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps evolved to become the 1st Volunteer Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1883 and the 5th Battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1908.[3] The battalion was mobilised at the armoury in September 1914 before being deployed to the Suez Canal, then to Gallipoli and ultimately to the Western Front.[4] The armoury remained the home of the 5th battalion, the Lancashire Fusiliers through the inter-war period.[5]
A major fire took hold at the armoury in January 1943 during the Second World War, in which a fireman died and the building was seriously damaged, and it was not until summer 1952 that the restoration was complete.[2] After the war the armoury continued to be used by the 5th battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers until the battalion was disbanded in 1967. The armoury was then used by a company of the 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, a unit which evolved following amalgamations to become the Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers in July 1999 and 4th Battalion the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment in July 2006.[2] It is a Grade II Listed building.[1]
The building closed in June 2022 with the owners, a trust, citing safety grounds.[6] The leaser, the Ministry of Defence's Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association stated that funding was not available to carry out the estimated £2 million of urgent repairs, with further work required to modernise the building.[7][8]
Former units
[edit | edit source]The following units were based at the armoury immediately before its closure:[9]
British Army
- W (Gallipoli) Company, 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers[10]
- B Detachment, 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps[11]
- Lancashire Band and Corps of Drums of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers[12]
Community Cadet Forces
- Bury Detachment, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force[13]
- 1036 (Bury) Squadron, Greater Manchester Wing, Air Training Corps[14]
See also
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References
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